parched
adjective uk/pɑːtʃt/ us/pɑːrtʃt/
(VERY DRY)
（尤指土地或庄稼）干涸的，干枯的
(especially of earth or crops) dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain
parched earth/fields/corn 焦干的土地／田地／谷物
It was the height of summer and the land was parched and brown. 当时正值盛夏，土地被晒得又干又黑。
(VERY THIRSTY)
informal渴得要命的
extremely thirsty
I must get a drink - I'm absolutely parched! 我非得喝一杯不可——我嗓子快冒烟了！